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Nordic Nights: An Evening of Grímur Hákonarson Films
April 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Nordic Nights’ seventh screening this session will be on April 27th, 2021 and will once again be screened on-line through Zoom.
Nordic Nights is the popular movie screening program run jointly by the ICCT, the Consulate of Finland and the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University. Typically there are six screenings held at Ryerson on the last Tuesday of September, October, November, January, February and March.
This year’s Nordic Nights series continues with a evening of films by the noted Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson. The documentary “Little Moscow” will be shown along with his best known short “Wrestling”.
The films will be streamed at an on-line event starting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 27th.
The evening will include a Ryerson student Iceland workshop short film (from the archive), the movie screening, and a discussion following the movie with the director Grímur Hákonarson.
Note: the Nordic Nights event is FREE but donations are welcome!
Nordic Nights is sponsored by the Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto, the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University and the Finnish Consulate in Toronto.
More Information about the films
Little Moscow
During the Cold War, Iceland was part of the West. They became a member of NATO and the United States operated a military base there. Centerright coalitions ran the national government and municipalities all across the country, with one exception: In Neskaupstadur, a town of 1,500 people in the east of the country, socialists ran the show. They came to power in 1946 and maintained control for 52 years.
Wrestling
Denni is a tunnel-maker and Einar is a farmer in the country side of Iceland. They both practice the sport of Icelandic wrestling, which allows them to escape their daily routine and to express their true selves.